Headlight



G. RAWAK May A3, 1927.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE RAWAK, OF NEW YORK, Y.

BIEADLIGHT.

IApplication led February 2, 1926. Serial No. 85,437.

be readily adapted to headlight constructions already in use without the need for enclosing or otherwise altering the mounting thereof.

According to my invention, I provide a headlight which does not flood the immediate vicinity of the vehicle but projects a restricted beam of light. penetrating to a substantial distance and yet so mellow that a person looking directly into it.

yIn the accompanying drawings in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of the several features'of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a side view on a small scale indicating an automobile with my light in use,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through mv headlight on a large scale,

Fig. 3 is |an exploded perspective view indicating the assembly of the various parts,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the projector lens and visor mount, and;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the lamp.

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown a conventional type of headlight casing within which is mounted a common standard type of paraboloidal mirror `11 mounting at the center thereof, the usual headlight lamp bulb 12 the luminous point of which is at the focus of the mirror, and the base 13 of which extends between the mirror and the back of the casing, and is connected to the usual storage battery (not shown), by means of intervening conduits 14; The casing is shown with the usual form of mounting bracket 15 for ailxing it to the vehicle.

1n the present embodiment the usual glass pane (not shown) in front of the refiector 1s dispensed with, and in its place there are provided the various elements making up the construction shown., These elements comprise a supplemental casing part or hood 16 of bowed generally conical form which inl combination with casing 10 provides an exterior shell of oval or egg-shaped form and split clamping ring 17, the fianges of which v straddle the respective iianges of the casing parts 10 and 16 and the end lugs 18 of which are interposed between the corresponding lugs 19 formed integral with the casing 10, a bolt 20 through the casing lugs and the clamping ring lugs, drawing said latter ring snugly in position for security of the casing element.

Within the Ahood 16 is mounted a generally conical lens holder and light tube 21. This holder has aiiange 22 at its inner or larger end superposed over the corresponding flange 23 of the mirror 11 said two flanges provided respectively with `bayonet', slots 24 and 25 screws 26 through said bayonet slots securingI the parts in assembled relation as shown.

Near the inner end lof the, lens holder is provided a condensing lens 27 of correspondingly large diameter which may be yaiiixed in place by means of `a split ring 28 in turn held by indentations'29 in the supporting shell, the lens being prevented from moving outward along the holder by reason of the conicity thereof. At the outer end. the lens holder is cylindrical provided with a neck 30 which protrudes into a corresponding integral cylindrical ncck 31 on the casing 16. A convex lens 32 is secured at the holder neck 30 between a friction .ring 33l at oneside thereof and a split ring 34 in a corresponding groove 35 at they other side thereof. A

projecting lens 36 of the same diameter as i lens `32 is iirmly gripped betweenl two friction rings 37 and 38 at opposite sides thereof Within a holder sleeve 39 which sleeve is telescoped into the forward end of the casing 16 and lits snugly over the neck 30. The sleevel 39 is formed with a protruding visor part 40 affording an oblique edge and is adjustable with respect to lens 32 for proper divergence of the projected beam, and is located in any position of adjustment by convergence as the beam from the condonsing lens 27, so that said beam will extend therein substantially along the wall of sai'd holder. The 4interior of said wall has, preferably a milk white surface, in order to avoid absorption of` luminous energy. The lens 32 effects convergence to a focus F and the projecting lens 36 is preferably so disposed that the beam projected therefrom will diverge but little as best shown'in Fig. 1.

.In Fig. 2 is shown diagrammatically Vthe,

course of the rays from which the operation will be apparent. The visor while not absolutely necessary is desirable to suppress any rays that might pass above the desired maximum level.

In operation it will be noted that with the use of a lamp of the same candle power as common with headlights, I produce a beam of small divergence and therefore of effective penetratingpower, in excess of that due to a divergiingbeam through a larOe aperture. The ylight passing successivetl' through the three lenses of the s stem is also rendered mellow thereby so tiatl even-if the light is directed into the eyes of a person, it will not cause discomfort or interfere with vision. Infact, as shown in Figs. l and 2 the beam may have some rays devergin upward above the horizontal plane, which add to the visibility Without producing glare. The two headlights are accordingly visible froml a distance Without the .danger of blinding or dazzling an approaching driver.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described apparatus in which the several features of this invention are embodied,'and wlnch apparatus 1n its action attains the various objects of the invention and 1s well suited to meet the lrequirements of practical use.

As many changes couldl be made in the above construction, and many different embodiments of this invention could bemade without departing from the scope thereof, iti lsides of said hood curving forwardly to a cylindrical outlet, said hood and said casing forming an enclosing shell, a light tube within said shell, said tube being conical throughout' the greater portion of its length with the forward end thereof bent outward to cylindrical formation, said tubev being supported at its ends by said shell, lenses within and adjacent each extremity of said tube but inset from the supported ends thereof, the portion Aof said tube between said lenses being spaced from said outer casing a substantial distance to permit heat expansion and distortion of said shell without affecting said tube. 4

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this `1st day of F ebruaryGA. D. 1926.

EORGE RAVAK. 

